Pioneers of Thirteen

Frank Jacoby & Doris Storm

Clip | 39m 27s

In 1948, Frank and Doris Jacoby were hired to put Channel 13 (then commercial station WATV) on the air. One year later, Frank Jacoby left to become a network director at NBC, and in 1954, he went on to run the Metropolitan Educational Television Association’s (META) educational television facility, WNET’s precursor.

Aired: 12/12/12

Rating: NR

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Pioneers of Thirteen is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS.